FPCN15 CWVR 192145
FORECASTS FOR THE KOOTENAY DISTRICTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MDT FRIDAY 19 JUNE 2026 FOR TONIGHT
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT SATURDAY.

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MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS:
    CASTLEGAR:                  430 METRES.
    CRANBROOK:                  920 METRES.
    BLUEBERRY-PAULSON:         1570 METRES.
    KOOTENAY PASS:             1774 METRES.
    CROWSNEST PASS:            1300 METRES.
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BOUNDARY.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT
 THIS EVENING. LOW 11.
SATURDAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE
 MORNING. HIGH 29. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
 LIGHT LATE IN THE EVENING. LOW 12.

ARROW LAKES - SLOCAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN
 SECTIONS EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW 12.
SATURDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD NEAR NOON. 30
 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 HIGH 24. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER
 NORTHERN SECTIONS EARLY IN THE EVENING. LOW 11.

WEST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING.
 LOW 9.
SATURDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN A MIX
 OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST
 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 28. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
 IN THE EVENING THEN CLEAR. RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
 EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
 THE EVENING. LOW 10.

KOOTENAY LAKE.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. LOW 13.
SATURDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN A MIX
 OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST
 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 25 EXCEPT 22 OVER NORTHERN
 SECTIONS. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
 IN THE EVENING AND RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. CLEARING LATE IN THE
 EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
 THE EVENING. LOW 10.

EAST KOOTENAY.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING.
 LOW 10.
SATURDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN A MIX
 OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST
 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 25. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY
 HIGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
 IN THE EVENING AND RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. CLEARING IN THE EVENING.
 WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING.
 LOW 10.

ELK VALLEY.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT LATE THIS
 EVENING. LOW 7.
SATURDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN A MIX
 OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTH 30 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
 THE EVENING AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND
 SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING NORTH 20 GUSTING TO 40 THEN
 LIGHT LATE IN THE EVENING. LOW 6.

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